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Slimmer, Lighter and More Colourful New PS Vita At the Tokyo Game Show today, Sony unviled the new PS Vita model PCH-2000, which is 20% thinner, 15% lighter, and available in six different colours with a battery life of about six hours.

Those looking for a way to play Vita games without, you know, getting a Vita will soon have an option. Sony unveiled PlayStation Vita TV, a small device designed to play Vita games on TV sets, primed for a November 14 release in Japan and priced a...

Costumes let you dress your pup like Charlotte or Kyubei. Just in time for Halloween, these dog costumes let you transform your furry little pal into Charlotte or Kyubei from the anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Tohoshinki have left behind HKT48 and has got the 1st place at Oricon Chart! Tohoshinki, with their recently released 38th single "SCREAM", have left behind a girl band HKT48, sisters of AKB48, with their 2nd single "Melon Juice".

Sadly, there are very few ways to make money spontaneously appear in your pockets. We hear animal sacrifices work, but there's all kinds of ethical complications, plus you need a rock solid alibi when your neighbor comes asking if you know where h...

Square Enix's store is no more, but that's no reason to fret! The spirit lives on at their new cafe, Artnia. When Yusouf came to Japan, he and I visited this cafe and had a some coffee and pancakes. Artnia is right near Square's offices, housed i...

After its successful KickStarter crowd funding campaign, airing on Cartoon Network as a chaser to the Toonami broadcast of Evangelion 2. 22, and launch its international festival tour, Masaaki Yuasa's anime short Kick-Heart is now being pitched to...

More info about the prices and release dates for the Power Rangers Super Megaforce toys has surfaced online thanks to @razzle1337 who discovered it on the Toys R Us database. For starters, the Power Rangers Super Megaforce toys will be released in...

In a recent talk show, Peruvian model Enrique Sakamoto (Kamen Rider Decade) and former AKB48 member Nozomi Kawasaki announced that they got married! In the TV show, he revealed that he married Sakamoto last February 2013 and they became acquainted...

9 Sep 2013 Int'l cosplayers, Japanese stars headline BOA 2013 on September 9, 2013 By Jay In News Leave a comment Otakus can look forward to big names in the world of cosplaying at the Best of Anime (BOA) 2013, a convention that brings the culture...

Wave's Beach Queens line has certainly provided some figure collectors with their favorite anime girls in swimsuits over the past few years and their latest one definitely flows with cuteness! The poker-faced and always-hungry Tsukiko from The Hen...

The fact that The Wind Rises is apparently going to be the final movie from legendary anime director Hayao Miyazaki has not stopped fan artists from offering less than reverent interpretations of its iconic image of Zero aircraft designer Jiro Ho...

Shinkai Makoto's new short film is now online – it's certainly meager in length just as promised, but like the PVs have shown, it's impressive, immersive, and an all-around excellent way to spend several minutes.

Traditionally, PlayStation consoles have always launched first in Japan. Whether it be the PlayStation 1, 2, or 3, or their portable cousins the PSP and PS Vita, they've always been released in Japan first.

It's always interesting (and a little odd) to see just how different the Japanese anime fan base is compared to us, and nothing shows that off like Biglobe polls. This time, Japan voted on their most anticipated anime of the fall season.

SID & Aqua Timez to Perform 2nd Magi Season OP & ED SID and Aqua Timez has been announced to sing the OP and ED for Magi Season 2 respectively. The OP, titled Anniversary will go on sale this November 6.

Cyberpunk manga Akira debuted in 1982—over thirty years ago. The manga, and subsequent anime, are set in 2019, against the backdrop of the forthcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Er, I mean the 2020 Neo-Tokyo Olympics.

That ending was definitely a pain-in-the-ass dumpling. It feels strange to be writing a series review after an episode 10 - definitely a first for me - not to mention doing one on the 9th of September.

Sony gave us a little look into what they'll be bringing to the Tokyo Game Show this month with the unveiling of the redesigned PS Vita 2000 model that's 20% thinner and 15% lighter than its predecessor.

Welcome to the Weekly Anime News Rush! What's been happening in the anime industry lately that you need to know about? Don't be left behind, we have all the highlights in one easy to read location to keep you up to date without all the senseless c...

Hunter X Hunter 2011 - 95 That's pretty much how you do an anime episode, just like that. Got it? Good. The vagaries of the anime schedule are what they are - every week brings its ebb and flow, its ups and downs.